RE:Vision Effects releases Twixtor 8
High-performance video retiming tool's new AI-trained algorithm reduces 'wobbles, gloopiness and ghosting' on tricky shots.
Thursday, March 7th, 2024
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Sneak peek: Chaos's new AI technologies
Check out the tech in development at Chaos Next, the firm's new 'AI lab', ranging from PBR material generation to 3D set extension.
Wednesday, February 28th, 2024
Chaos releases V-Ray 6 for Maya Update 2
Maya edition of the renderer gets support for MaterialX, initial support for LookdevX, and the option to scatter lights with Chaos Scatter.
Monday, February 19th, 2024
Download the free Cascadeur Bridge for Blender
Áron Németh's open-source add-on speeds up workflow between the AI based animation app and Blender. Now includes batch import options.
Wednesday, January 31st, 2024
Adobe releases Substance 3D Sampler 4.3
Material authoring and 3D capture tool gets new Texture Generators to add procedural noise to materials. Perpetual licenses discontinued.
Friday, January 26th, 2024
InstaMAT Studio is now available
Promising new app combines 3D texture painting, node-based material authoring and AI features. Free if you earn under $100k/year.
Thursday, January 25th, 2024
Topaz Labs releases Gigapixel 7
AI-based app upscales images by up to 600% without losing detail, including 3D renders. Check out the changes in the latest release.
Monday, January 22nd, 2024
Blockade Labs rolls out Skybox AI 0.9
Online tool for generating 360° environments from text prompts or sketches now generates 3D world meshes as well as 2D skyboxes.
Tuesday, December 26th, 2023
Radical now supports real-time facial motion-capture
Browser-based AI mocap platform now extracts facial and full-body animation from the same video. Available with free subscriptions.
Friday, December 22nd, 2023
Dimension 5 Techs releases D5 Render 2.6
Check out the new AI features in the GPU-based ray tracing renderer, including automatic atmosphere and texture generation.
Friday, December 15th, 2023
How new AI workflows helped create indie VFX short BYE-BYE
VFX artist Freddy Chávez Olmos reveals how generative AI and Nuke's CopyCat toolset created digital make-up for his horror short.
Friday, December 8th, 2023
Adobe releases Photoshop 25.2 and Photoshop on the iPad 5.3
Check out the workflow changes in the desktop edition of the image editing software, and the generative AI tools in the tablet edition.
Wednesday, November 29th, 2023
Otoy unveils the Octane 2024 product roadmap
Check out the features due in the GPU renderer in 2024, including MaterialX support, new AI assistant OctaneGPT, and light field baking.
Tuesday, November 28th, 2023